Manual ibaFOB-TDC
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Issue 1.3
5.8
Indicators
5.8.1
Device status LEDs
Run, Link and Error LEDs indicate the operational state of the ibaFOB PCI channels.
The following table describes the states in which you may find the LEDs and their re-
spective meanings. On power on all LEDs are lit for a few seconds to prove their
proper function.
LED
Status
Indication
Run
(green)
Blinking
Off
On
Power is on and the channel is functioning properly
Controller stopped
Controller stopped
Link
(yellow)
On
Off
Telegrams received/sent on this channel
No telegrams received; fiber optics not connected or sending de-
vice switches off
Error
(red)
On
Off
Internal error on controller link
Normal state; after resolution of error, LED automatically resets
5.8.2
7-segment display
The 7-segment display shows the following information:
Horizontal bar: After switching on, until the initialisation by the ibaPDA or ibaLogic
is finished.
Card-ID (ranging from 0 to 3): After card was initialized
The decimal point is ON: Card is configured as an internal interrupt master
The decimal point is OFF: Card is configured as an interrupt slave
The decimal point is blinking: Card is configured as an external interrupt master
Note
It is not allowed to configure the ibaFOB-TDC as
external
interrupt master.
5.9
Fiber optical interface
The card provides 1 duplex SC type jacks with 1 optical transmitter and 1 optical re-
ceiver.
